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the word “cigarette” comes from the french word cigarette, which literally means “little cigar.” the “-ette” ending in french makes a word smaller, so a cigarette is essentially a “small cigar.”

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the word “cigarette” comes from the french word cigarette, which literally means “little cigar.” the “-ette” ending in french makes a word smaller, so a cigarette is essentially a “small cigar.”

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In The French Dispatch (2021), there is a fictional brand of cigarettes called "Gaullistes". This is a sly political pun: supporters of Charles de Gaulle, a notable French leader, are called "Gaullists". :

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Tobacco smoking

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the word “cigarette” comes from the french word cigarette, which literally means “little cigar.” the “-ette” ending in french makes a word smaller, so a cigarette is essentially a “small cigar.”

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American perspective on French language pronunciation

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The French and Their Cigarettes: The Growing Anti-Smoking Movement in France

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